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SIDS:
High-level Roundtable, Bridgetown, Barbados, 25-27 March 2008
High-level Roundtable on International Cooperation for Sustainable Development in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Launching New Partnerships between Iceland and Caribbean Small Island Developing States
Business and Investment Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development and on Sustainable Management of Fisheries
25-27 March 2008
Bridgetown, Barbados
Presentations
| Name | Affiliation/Title | Presentation |
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| Opening Session | ||
| Hon. Christopher Sinckler | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business of Barbados | |
| Hon. Ingibj枚rg S贸lr煤n G铆slad贸ttir | Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland | NB: presented by Ms. Kristin Arnadottir, Special Engyo |
| Mr. SHA Zukang | Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, 麻豆APP | |
| H.E. Angus Friday | Permanent Representative of Grenada to the 麻豆APP and Chairman of the Alliance of the Small Island States (AOSIS) | Statement |
| High-level Roundtable on International Cooperation for Sustainable Development in Caribbean SIDS Session I: Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Enhancing Economic Resilience and Sustainable Development |
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| Prof. Albert Binger | Jamaica | |
| Ulric Trotz | Science Adviser and Review Editor of IPCC Working Group II Report, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), Belize | |
| Neil Pierre | Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean, Sustainable Development Unit, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Kelvin Dalrymple | Chief Research Economist, Caribbean Development Bank, Barbados | |
| Svetlana Bagaudinova | Monitoring, Analysis and Policy Unit, Investment Climate Department, World Bank | |
| Session II: Sustainable Energy Development in Caribbean SIDS |
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| Roland Clarke | Project Manager, Caribbean Renewable Energy Development PRoject (CREDP), CARICOM Secretariat | |
| William Hinds | Ministry of Energy and the Environment, Barbados | |
| G铆sli P谩lsson | Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) | |
| Thorleifur Finnsson | Reykjav铆k Energy Invest | |
| Special Keynote Address | ||
| Hon. Ingibj枚rg S贸lr煤n G铆slad贸ttir | Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland | |
| Jocelyn Dow | founding member of Red Thread and businesswoman, Guyana, Member of the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation | Overview on the Programmes for the Advancement of Women in Caribbean SIDS |
| Session III: Sustainable Management of Fisheries in the Caribbean |
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| Franklin McDonald | UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme and UWI Institute for Sustainable Development, Jamaica | |
| Bisessar Chakalall | Senior Fisheries Offcier, FAO Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean, Barbados | |
| J贸jann Sigurj贸nsson | Director General, Marine Research Institute, Iceland | |
| Tumi T贸masson | Director UNU FTP, Iceland | |
| Hugh Saul | Director General, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism | |
| Session IV: Conclusions and Recommendations |
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| Closing of the High-level Roundtable | ||
| Hon. Christopher Sinckler | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and International Business, Barbados | |
| Hon. Ingibj枚rg S贸lr煤n G铆slad贸ttir | Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland | |
| SHA Zukang | Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, 麻豆APP | |
| Business and Investment Forums on Energy and Fisheries Session A: Energy for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean |
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| L谩rus El铆asson | CEO Enex, Iceland | |
| James Husbands | CEO, Solar Dynamics Limited, Barbados | Energy for sustainable development in Barbados |
| Gu冒mundur 脼贸roddsson | Reykjavik Energy Invest | |
| Mark Lambrides | Department for Sustainable Development, Organization of American States (OAS), Washington, D.C. | |
| L煤dvik S. Georgsson | Deputy Director, UNU Geothermal Training Programme, National Energy Authority, Iceland | |
| Jose Antonio Rodriguez | Executive Director, LaGeo S.A., El Salvador | |
| Erouscilla P. Joseph | Research Assistant, Seismic Research Unit, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Session B: Effective and Sustainable Management of Fisheries Resources in the Caribbean: Potential for Regional and International Cooperation |
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| Kieran Kelleher | Senior Fisheries Specialist, Agriculture and Rural Development Department, World Bank | |
| Geir Oddsson | Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA) | |
| Kolbeinn Gunnarsson | Trackwell Ltd., Iceland | |
| Thorsteinn Ingi Viglundsson | Mode Slurry Ice Systems | |
| Gylfi Geirsson | Icelandic Coastguard | |
Meeting Details
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